Geheimcode: Wildgänse (1984)

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Tito Carpi (writer)
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian (writer)
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Release Date:

September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War

Tagline:

This is a corporation of businessmen... Their business is war. For them, the jungle and the city are the same.

Plot:

A band of mercenaries are hired to fight a Burmese opium warlord in the Golden Triangle area of southeast Asia. |

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Beret | Automatic Weapon | Trash | Drugs

Cast

Lewis Collins	...	Cmdr. Robin Wesley
Lee Van Cleef	...	China
Ernest Borgnine	...	Fletcher
Klaus Kinski	...	Charleton
Manfred Lehmann	...	Klein
Mimsy Farmer	...	Kathy Robson
Thomas Danneberg	...	Arbib
Frank Glaubrecht	...	Stone
Hartmut Neugebauer	...	Brenner
Wolfgang Pampel	...	Baldwin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Priest
Rene Abadeza	...	Guide (uncredited)
Bruce Baron	...	Kowalski (uncredited)
Eric Hahn	...	Freedom fighter (uncredited)
John Ladalski	...	Klaus's gang soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Antonio Margheriti		(as Anthony M. Dawson)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tito Carpi		writer
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian		writer
Michael Lester		writer

Produced by
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian	....	producer
Erwin C. Dietrich	....	producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone
Jan Nemec

Cinematography by
Peter Baumgartner

Production Design by
Ugo Pericoli

Set Decoration by
Ugo Pericoli

Production Management
Dario Armellini	....	production manager
Alessandra Cevenini	....	production manager
Ignazio Dolce	....	production manager
Arno Sussier	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edoardo Margheriti	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Germano Wagner	....	sound

Special Effects by
Edoardo Margheriti	....	special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Werner Koschinig	....	still photographer
Antonella Margheriti	....	assistant camera
Mario Sbrenna	....	camera operator
Nicolas Sutter	....	assistant camera

Production Companies

• Ascot Film
• Gico Cinematografica S.r.l.

Distributors

• 4 Front Video (1994) (UK) (VHS)
• Ascot Filmverleih (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Ascot Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Impuls (DVD)
• New World Pictures (1986) (USA) (dubbed)
• Starmaker Video (video)

Also Known As:

Arcobaleno selvaggio (Italy)
Code Name: Wild Geese (International: English title)

Runtime:

101 min | Sweden:96 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

West Germany:18 (f) | Germany:16 (DVD) (cut version) | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 (heavily cut) | USA:R | UK:15 (cut) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Ascot Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tears of the Sun (2003)

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE!

Italian director Antonio Margheriti serves up another entertaining action flick. The film has a great international cast, great music, great action and some great model effects. Seek this one out and enjoy, if only someone would release a widescreen version in it's correct ratio of 2.35:1. Quentin Tarantino you did it for THE BEYOND now how about for this. I recommend the following titles if you liked this THE LAST HUNTER, TORNADO, COMMANDO LEOPARD, THE COMMANDER and COBRA MISSION.